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Collected over a period of years by the Women's Book Committee of the Chinese Canadian National Council these voices are the first to chart the journeys of Chinese Canadian women. "...a pioneering book." - Times-Colonist, Victoria ... Read more

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Useful reading
I have found that book most useful, considering that there isn't many documents about this great Canadian operatic family. The book is not up to date, obviously, because the author has passed away. But it reveals lots of interesting information about the Quilicos, with many anecdotes.

Mythology
This book is hopelessly out of date. The facts were not checked and there is an official biography on Louis Quilico out there Mr. Rigoletto:In Conversation with Louis Quilico (Captus Press). I didn't like the sugary writing and the fairy-tale like family, which according to sources close to the family is very far from the truth. This book doesn't present the last year's of the opera singer's life and should be deleted from the shelves. the writing is also bad. ... Read more

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Cowboys and Dog Tales by Tim O'Byrne
The autobiography of an Albertan cowboy. His adventures are vividly depicted in the comical sense of humour natural to him. ... Read more

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Charles Mair, Charles Sangster, Isabella Valancy Crawford, and Charles Heavysege.

This series provides in-depth, original criticism on Canadian writers by eminent scholars. Canadian literary specialists contribute individual essays devoted to writers of poetry and fiction. Each volume contains four or five essays that are unified in a general introduction. ... Read more